Haughton Solar Farm Stage 1 (HAUGHT11)

Solar · Pacific Hydro Haughton Solar Farm Pty Ltd · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 7h
133 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
7h revenue
$110
Capacity factor
0.2%
Revenue / MWh
$78.09
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. QLD1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
133 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Pacific Blue operating sites page (2024) says Haughton Solar Farm’s first 100MW opened in 2019 and it is listed under operating sites.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -19.60300, 147.21400 (AI)

Pacific Blue project page and Powerlink connection project page describe the site as 40km west of Ayr / 60km south of Townsville in Burdekin Shire.

MLF 0.9475
DUID HAUGHT11
Owner Pacific Hydro Haughton Solar Farm Pty Ltd
Commissioned Sep 2020
Expected closure 2050
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM First Solar
Module / inverter supplier module supplier
Inverter OEM SMA
Inverter model Sunny Central 2500-EV
Equipment confidence low
Stats window
14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 07:20 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 07:20 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$110
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
1.4 MWh
Available
— MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
—
of available
MLF used
0.9475
end of period

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval — energy (RRP) and FCAS (regional FCAS prices), both × MLF.

Methodology & assumptions

  • Dispatch & availability — AEMO Next Day Dispatch UNIT_SOLUTION (5‑minute intervals). Intervention intervals excluded.
  • Regional price — dispatch_price RRP matched by settlement time and NEM region (from generator registry).
  • Energy revenue (× MLF) — cleared MW × (5/60 h) × RRP × MLF.
  • FCAS revenue & volume — cleared FCAS MW from DISPATCHLOAD (raise/lower 6s, 60s, 5min, reg) × (5/60 h) × regional FCAS price × MLF. Volume is total FCAS enablement MWh across services.
  • Curtailment — estimated economic curtailment when availability exceeds dispatch target: max(0, availability − cleared) × (5/60) MWh.
  • Not settlement — estimates only. AEMO settlement applies DLF, rebids, constraints, and other factors not modelled here.
MLF history (AEMO daily)
Effective fromMLF
2024-07-01 0.9332
2025-07-01 0.9475

Financial overview

2026 real AUD. Monetary values are CPI-adjusted to 2026 real Australian dollars. Greenfield capex uses AEMO benchmarks when plant-specific cost is unknown.
Type
Solar (tracking)
Capacity
133 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$181.84M

Shown in table
$181.84M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$172.38M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$1,371,308

Shown in table
$1.37M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.30M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.68M

Shown in table
$1.68M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.60M (2024 nominal)
Table total may differ if recalculated from $/MW × registered capacity after CPI adjustment.
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$12,658

Shown in table
$12.7k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$12.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Used as the benchmark fixed O&M rate for solar PV.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review Report – Solar (high confidence)
Source recorded 08 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 08 Jun 2026

Notes
No plant-specific greenfield construction cost was located in the searched owner/public sources. Used AEMO/Aurecon 2024 utility-scale solar PV benchmark O&M only. Asset life set to 30 years from AEMO/Aurecon solar PV assumptions. Stage 1 is described by Pacific Blue as the first 100 MW of Haughton Solar Farm, opened in 2019.

Sources